This may not help much, but what I do is think to myself .... if I do this .... take the dog on my own .... go to someones house, whatever ... i can lie in bed and think back be proud of myself later .... sounds pretty pathetic, but it works for me .... if the people dont like you, it may just be you thinking that? Or maybe you shouldn't let it bother you. Just say hi, you're on yur way into town/family and leave .... it's so hard isn't it? Something so easy is like a hurdle sometimes ... but the more hurdles we jump the better we get .... hugs, Jinny xoxoxoxox